Reborn as a concubine's sister, the eldest lady went crazy

Siqin heard this and went downstairs with the gifts. Xu Yixing returned to his room and waited for Yingwu. He didn't expect him to be so quick and sneaked into the house in just one night. How did he do it?

Sure enough, the voices outside the yard gradually died down. It was a good time for a nap and spring sleepiness, and everyone was happy to be lazy.

Shadow Five appeared just like Shadow Nine, falling from the sky in a flash. In the eyes of these people, it was as if there was no door at all. Fortunately, Xu Yixing didn't even bolt the door.

"See you, Second Miss. This is the list. The brothers found it overnight. It's all here."

The efficiency is quite fast!

Xu Yixing took the paper and examined it carefully. Gold cakes, silver cakes, vases, calligraphy and paintings, he looked for a long time but didn't see any valuable items.

"Yingwu, is this list complete?"

"Yes, all the things Huixiang sold from before and after the Chinese New Year to now are here. People have been arranged to redeem them one by one, but some of the generals' mansions have already reported them lost and taken them back, and some of the gold and silver have been melted into other shapes. I'm afraid..."

"It's okay. I mean, this thing is wrong. It doesn't match what was lost in the warehouse. There's a lot missing."

Ying Wu narrowed his eyes. He didn't think that the shadow guard would make such a low-level mistake, but since the lady said so, he could only ask.

"May I ask what's missing? I can send them a message. It will be easier to track down if there's a specific item."

"For example, there is a bicycle clock, about the same height as you, which makes noises; there is also a golden leopard and a large silver plate with a wide mouth. Didn't you find these things?"

Yingwu narrowed his eyes again. This seemed to be his personal habit.

"I haven't heard of it. But Miss, are you sure Huixiang stole this thing? The brothers were only ordered to track down the things Huixiang sold. If it was sold from someone else, it might have been missed."

"Nonsense! If she didn't sell it, then how could it be mine? What you said is really...meaningful..." Xu Yixing suddenly slowed down while ridiculing Ying Wu.

Yes, there is another possibility!

"Yingwu, how often does Huixiang sell things and where do she sell them to? Please tell me in detail."

"Yes. According to Yingjiu's initial surveillance and our brothers' intelligence, she was very careful in the first month and only went there twice in total. She didn't take anything valuable, just small items like rings and silver cakes. Both times she sold them to a Hengsheng pawnshop in the west of the city. It's a small shop and the price she offered was not high."

"She started to go there gradually after the first month of the new year. She went there once every ten days. She went there nine times in March. Each time, she stole more and more things, and they became more and more expensive. She sold these things to the Dianxiang Pawn Shop in the south of the city, the jewelry store and antique calligraphy and painting shop in the west of the city, and the black market. She made tens of thousands of taels of silver."

Ten thousand taels. Fine, fine, it's so easy to steal my mother's things, right? I'll strangle you to death!

"So according to your intelligence, she didn't take any big items out?"

"Yes, we also found opportunities to touch the empty boxes that were shipped out of the mansion you mentioned, but they were not stolen goods, but loan notes, land deeds and the like, which had nothing to do with theft."

This is all the fault of the Gu family. If the evidence were sent to the court, it would be enough to confiscate the family's property if they were to find out that this official family was actually doing such a thing of lending money.

But this is also normal. As long as the emperor is not really determined to investigate someone's family, he will not bring out such an open secret and embarrass everyone.

"That's fine, I understand. Is there any other way to transport those things I mentioned?"

"May I ask how tall and heavy Huixiang is? Does she have an accomplice?"

Xu Yixing rolled his eyes and said, "Isn't this something you should be investigating? Why are you asking me about it?"

"Hmm... a little shorter than me, and a little fatter than me. As for his accomplice, I'm not sure. If Yingjiu didn't say anything, then there is no one."

"Then according to what the young lady said, do you think she can lift a large silver plate and a golden leopard? Of course, we cannot rule out her natural supernatural powers, but how could she carry a clock, such a tall object, without making any noise?"

"Tsk!" That's true. To steal something, it's not only important to transport it conveniently, but more importantly, to hide it. Huixiang only went there once every ten days, and every time she stole something, she didn't send it away overnight, but had to keep it for at least one night.

Then she could only take those that were easy to hide, otherwise she would be discovered as soon as she went out.

"Or does the young lady think that she could bribe the concierge to conceal the truth for her?"

"That's unlikely. There are three doors leading out of the inner courtyard. I don't think she can bribe three people."

"Then Miss has the answer. But I wonder if there are other thieves besides her?"

Ying Wu spoke without much emotion, with only one tone, which made people sleepy. But Xu Yixing's mind was working fast now, and she thought of someone who might be able to steal those things without alerting anyone.

"Yingwu, you, go and ask them to check those three things for me. They may have been melted, so you should mainly check the clock and see where it is."

"Yes, please describe that thing, miss."

"No need, I'll draw it for you." Xu Yixing picked up the pen from the desk and drew the shape of the clock in a few strokes, adding details bit by bit.

"That's it. Show them all."

"Yes. Miss, do you have any other instructions?"

"Well, Yingwu, is this a disguised face?" Xu Yixing looked at the face. It was very ordinary, not even memorable at all. It was probably fake.

“This is a real face.”

"Ah? You look like this, um... pretty good, pretty good..."

Ying Wu could hear the embarrassment in her tone, but he didn't mind: "Who does the lady need me to disguise myself as? The order I received this time was to follow the lady openly, so I didn't disguise myself."

"So that's how it is. No need to change it. It's good for you this way. It will be convenient for us to contact each other in the future."

"Yes."

Xu Yixing sent Yingwu away and burned the list. She lay on the bed, covering her head with the quilt, feeling confused.

In fact, everything has a traceable path. Wasn’t it his father that Yingjiu saw that time?

He had the key, and he could enter and exit the warehouse openly and move anything as long as he wanted.

I just don't know if my dad moved these things away on purpose to make things worse and aggravate Gu's guilt, or if there was some other reason?

It is unlikely to be an aggravated charge. This is not a court, and Dad has no intention of doing anything to the Gu family. He is just trying to seize power. Why would he need to use so many expensive things?

If there was another reason, could it be that Dad also took a fancy to these things and wanted to sell them?